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Finland plans to build barriers on its border with Russia
Finland’s government plans to amend border legislation to allow the building of barriers on its eastern frontier with Russia, it said on ...Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday after a power sector union went on strike opposing new government ...Flight ban hits Russian foreign minister’s visit to Serbia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a ...Britain’s electric car charge faces battery challenge
Britain risks falling behind in the race to establish an electric car industry if it can’t build more battery factories – and ...Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains, 14 bodies recovered
Rescue workers in Nepal have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people that ...Ukraine’s Zelenskiy orders end to visa-free travel for Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday ordered an end to visa-free travel for Russian citizens, citing the need to improve border security ...Dubai airport posts busiest quarter in two years
Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s leading air hubs, reported on Thursday its busiest quarter in two years, with passenger traffic ...Nigerian airlines to halt operations over rising jet fuel costs
Nigerian airlines will stop operations from Monday until further notice due to the high cost of jet fuel, the Airline Operators of ...More than 3,000 people lost in sea crossings to Europe in 2021, U.N. report says
More than 3,000 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean and ...First COVID, now floods empty South Africa’s eastern beach resorts
After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic keeping tourists away, South African resorts along the popular eastern Indian Ocean coastline were hoping ...